Steam-trap for use in heating systems.



PATENTED AUGQS; 1907.

A. G. PAUL.

STEM TRAP FR USB IN HEATING SYSTEMS.

APELIUATION FILED APB.16,`1901.

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" MTUHNEYS No. 863,212. I PATENTED AUG. 13, "1907. A. G. PAUL. I

STEAM TRAP FOR USB INHEATING SYSTEMS.

APPLIGATION FILED APB..16,1901.

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J. NDREW G. PUL, Gl" BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSLGNOR TO lAKIN GORPORA'TION OF NEW COMPANY, A vom.. Y

ELING' SYSTEMS.

vFzttenteci Aug. llf3, 19D?.

Application filed pril i6, 1901x Serial No. 56,057

m., n citizen of the county of nave invented 2t t etnn-'llntps tor Use eins, oi' which the, :following is full, tion, reierence being had to rings which 'form :i part hereo. trap for use in o` un or other suitable hes g purpose oi conveying and t to the liices desired; and it consists in provide neiins e` irand gus-es sur con oe automatically ond comp @ved from the rf vehicle ed more pos and olii- ,ttingvforl rione bythe system Willian ire sy the cient nid improved invention consists in e stesnn r-i'o having s., disvnrve td L ed when in one posi .on to discharge vapor, and when in the'opposite position to diswater, :i float oeviee,fand iineens connecting the d the valve adept-ed to give the valve a qnkiel;

the endf o the travel the float.

My invention also in n steam tmp having a passa l barge oi the Water of condensation, s

e for 'he the disch-erge sii' or vapor, a discharge valve provided with two psssoges, one for air and one fe witter ndzipted to register. alternately ith ,the main md walter pass. ges', and float devicevto operate the vinve.

lily invention also consists in certain other .features of 4constfuetion and combinations oi' partsher'einater decrbed 'cieimed illy invention is fully illustrated in thenccoinpanying drawings in wfhoh Figure l sliowsniy invention applied-to a system havin-T tsforodi tors with n tank in the base of each radiotor; Figui? is a. verticztl sectional view of the tank :it the base of each rztvdintor-showing the iloztt device :rnd its eon'nectionwith the discharge valvei Fig is a vertical cross-sectionsl view on the linee-.toi Fig, 2 looking from right to left Fig. 4` shows o.' modification of my invention; Fig. 5 is vertieal sectional view of the tank at the base oi the radiator in Fig. 4 showing the oiin of volvo used in this nlodiezitirm; Fig. G is a horizont-ol l section oi the discharge valve when in-the position shown in Fig; 5; Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the dis- 'e valve, showing in dotted lines the position of when sir is being discharged.

s ter of Condensation out substantial less oi the hosting 'veen i'gures.

,Similar ninnbors refer to similar parts in the differt i -forni connected with the lower end of the discharge pine.v ila h rod i-1tor is provi'led at its base with o. tank or servoir which in the particular' iorni or" apparatus shown is Connected with the radiator by means ol the pipe 7. This tank could', however, be formed by the lovve. part die radiator-itself ii preierred. S, 8 are branch pipes lending from the ienlis G to the common ser D oiedliv the Water of condensation that collects in the mnh This float is connected by means oi the arm l() with the roei: shaft 1l which is adopted to turn in snitable bearings l2 attrici ed to the sides or theianl; as shown in Eig. 3. 13 is s rocking lever fastened to the roel; shaft il and connected by means of the link 14. with the shrilng rodv l5. fille rod l5 is adapted to slide in bee-rings 16 which are attached to the side o the tank es shown. l?, 17 rire pins projecting from the sliding rod l5 and adapted to move the rocking lever 18 which carries the'weight 19 at its -nppor end. 2O is 's plate which is iitstened to the valve stern Zi ,carrying the valve plug 22. The plate 2G is provided with the pins 23 'which project into the path 0I the rocking lever 18 so that :is the lever i8 is rocked on the valve stein it strikes the pins 2:3 and rocks the plate 20 und thereby.

'valve plug is not turned until thelever 18 strikes one oi the pins 23 on the plate 2()A 2% is the discharge volvo. This valve is Inode in. the form or" :l 'threewvziy valve7 thnt'is to say, the vztlve'plug 22 is provided with three passages 25 2G ind 27 as shown. The casing oi the valve is provided with smal] passage 28 for the escape of the oir or gas or vapor, and with :t larger passage 29 for the discharge oi the Writer o condensation. 30 is e pipo connected with the passage 28 in the valve casing and opening near the top oi the'tzink (i. The passages 27 :ind 28 are preieriil'ilyv made of small diameter and adapted to register with erich other when the diselnn'ge viilve is thrown int'o position' to discharge the air or gus or vapor. 'lhe pass-tiges 25, 426 and 29 :1ro lnzlde oi larger dizmnfter und thep; :sitges 25 und 25) :11e`z\.(lnpted to registerwith emh other, und the pzissngu 2U iszldztpi- 'ed io register with Ille disilnn'ge pipf- S when the dischm'ge valve is thrown into :i position lo permit the flis- Chzn'ge oi the Water of voznlenszttion. i

The operation ol' this l'orin ol' my invention is ns l`ollowx Assuming that the floot 9 is vin the position e pine Li. 9 is a float device adapted to be oper shown in Fig.

i iovking lv\'vr iS until thv wvight 2 with thv tank ti nearly full oi' the w-.itvr ot vondvnsatioii. it' thv exhausting.; dvviee 5 is started thv watt-r oi voiidvnsation will he drawn out. t'roni thv tank t5, thv disvharge valve t heing in the position .shown in Fig. `2. .\s the water is disvharged thv tloat. tt talla and hy invaiis ot' the vonnevtions'alrvady dvsvrihvd inovvs the rod 1.3 towards thv teit as 'l`hv pin t7 at the iight, inovs thv it) vi'ossvs or passvs ot' its travel, when the weight lt) vausvs the rocking lv\'vr '1S to t'all. inoving the rod l5 to thv lvt't and also striking the piii 21% on the plate l0 with a haniinvi' hlow and causing the plug 22 ol' thv disvhargv valve to hv turn'vd positively andl ('oinplvtvly so as to hringthe pa. ge Z7 inliiiv with the pass-.tgv By this turning ot' the valve plug the passage 21') is eut oft' troni the passage 25). Thv passage 26, hawvt'vr. still registers with the disvharge pipe 8. '.lhv valve is thervt'oie in vondition t'or the disvharge ot' thv aii'- or vapor 'and thv exhausting dev ee opvratvs to r-aiisv. thv disvhargv oi said air oi' tank The watvr ot' voiideiisation gri'idually aveuniulatvs in the tank t, tilting the float 9. As the float; rises it rvvvrsvs thv inotion ot' the sliding rod l5 and l ,;i':i\lii-.iily inovvs the rot-king; lever froin lvt't. to right until thv, weight lf) again passes thv ventvr iinv ot its throw whvn it vausvs thv rovking lever t3 tolall to the right, nioving thv rod l?) into the position shown in Fig. Z'and at the salnv tiniv strikingy a hainnivr hlow against thv right hand pin 225 and inovinf.; thv plate 2() and thv Valvv plutr havk to the .position shown in Fig. 'l`hv water ot' vondvnsat'ion is thvii disvhargvd again through thv disvhargv pipv i./i the inanner already explainvd.. lt will hv svvn that. hy this eoiistruvtion thv pa. -i gv through thtl valve t'or thv disvharge of the water ol' vondt-lisation remains t'ully open while the water is hein;r disvliargzvd and iintit the watvr has fallen to sur-h a point that thv position ot the valve is rvvvrsed in thv way already flvsvl ihri. turnvrl so as to vonivt; thv air passagv with thv disvharyv pipe, the val .v rvniaiiis invthis position until thv watviv has avvuniul-.itvd sutlivivntly in thvl tank (i to again turn thi-valve in'thv iiianiivr ah'vadydvsvrihvd. lhv ivatvr ot' vondvnsation and thv air or vapor or gas thv. radiator into thv tank t through thv and tht` aii' or shown in Fig. 2.

hvyond' the veiitvi line vsvapv l'roni ppv 7. lhv water olvondvnsation gasvs arv thus ititvrniittvntly .ind positivvly disvhzngvd t'roni thv syst'vin. 'lhv air pa'. aLfvs 27 and 2b' ai'v pi'vt'- vrahly inadv ot' stivh a sizv as to prvvvnt` thv w-astv of any substantial quantity ol' thv liv-ating vvhivlv. ltvtvrring to Figs. 4, 5A, t5 and thv parts arv as' althv following;v dit't'vrvnvvs. ln

ready yllvsviihvd with this inoditivd torni ot' iny ini'vntion thv vasinpr and plutl ot' thv disvhargv \'al\'v 2-'1 arv vonstruvtvd in a soinvn what. tlitt'vrvnt` inannvr. vhargv, yalve. 2&2 is thv whivh in this vi v is i rvt'vrah|y niadv in thv t'orni ot' a ill is thv vasing ot thv disl plu;r oll thv disvhargv valvv disk or vylindvt, whivh is svvurvly Ii-l is a pass-.tgv through thv thv pipv rovks with it.. rvgistvrs at thv iiilvt vnd with at thv outIvt vnd is so plavvd \r\'hvn thv plug.: is turiivd into 5 so thaty thv pipe Cl is in ..5 and wliivh rvlation to thv plug 2")2.

the position Ishown in Fie' vapor h'oni tht`4 At" er the valve plug; hashvvn as lo hv vvvvntriv with its lowest. position, the outlet end olV tht,` pt coincides with orv registers with the dist-harige when the piufvr i turned into the other position so that the pipe 33 is ised as shown iii dotted hin-s in Fig. 7, the outlet end ot the passage Ii-t has heen .so changed in position `with reference to the vnd oi the dist-hV 'go pipe 8 that the opening between the two is iiiatvri-.illy decreased as clearlyillustrated in Fig. T. 'l`hv ari'angeiiient oi the parts van he varied so as to niakv this opening iiiore oi less. The plug C52 is hvlil against its seat hy means ot' the spring 35 vnvirvling thv rod 55B or by any other suitable invaiis.

The operation ot' this torni oliny lows. When the water oi eondvnsaiion has risvii the tank G to the predetermined lvVvl, the disvhargv valve is thrown into the position shown in Fig "i with the pipe 33 in a suhstaiitially horixoiital position and with 'the passage 34 through the plug coinciding.; with the end otthe discharge pipe 8 so as to give a lull, tr opening t'or the discharge ot' the water ot' vondiznsarion, The water is discharged through the pipe C33, pass-.tgv g 34, pipe 8, and this discharge is aidvd hy the operation oi the exhausting' device. When the ivato t'alleu siitliviently in the tank the plug 32 is turned hy the devivvs already hilly explained so as to hv in the position indieatvt'l in dotted lines in Fig. 7. ln this po sition thv larger vnd ot' thv pipe 33 opens into the upper part ot thv tankaiid the air and are d:- 'harvd t'roni the tank through the pip(` devrvasvd opening between the passage 31| and the pipe l 8, and the pipo 8. In this way thv water ot' vondvnsa- 95 tion and thv gas and yapo'r are positirvly and in* inittviitl y discharged troni the systvin. be so adjusted with relation to one aiiothvr that. the opening hetwevnthe passage 34 and 'thv pipe l van ho iiiade ot any desired size or dimension whvu thv ralvv is in position t'or the discharge of airor vapor7 sult ol which thv waste oi any substantial quantity ot thv hvatiiii i-'vhitfle ean he prevented.

lt. is obvious that. iny iniprovvd heating` systan'i van he used t'oi' drying purposes.

Sonie ot thv'advaiit-.igvs ot' iiiy invention are lows. The air and gas and the watvr o1' vondvnsat arv disvhargvd t'roii'i thv systvin with vvrtaint'i' i. with positivvnvss. 'lhv float. dvyivv controls and i vratvs the dist'haige \'-.il\v and its voniivv'tt-,d li-.ihly and positivvly. The parts van 'ov so ai ar as to vary thv intervals hvtwvvn the disvhn ot thv thv vonditiini.`

invrvntioii is as to in 3, the p-.issagv Thv parts van as a rvas lol-- ion w-.itvr and thv air or gas avvordingdo rvtpiirvinvnts ot thv sys'tvin and avvvrdiii'n to what dvvnivd to liv thv hvst and most vvononi opv'r-iti-ngfihv saniv. My iinprovvinvut vinployvd with advantage in a systvni in whit-h no v.\'hausting dv\'ivv is us'vd to pvrniit thv disvharev ot thv watvr and air. A

i.. Litta in thv vsili'v thnii.

s'tvnni trap vonipiis'in intlvpvnilviit 'inleti pussug'vways. ouv .for :tir oi' vapor .'tiiti the other for water of condensation, an air inlet pipe in coimnunlcation with said air inlet passageway, a discharge valve provided with two` passages, one for air and one for and Water passages, whereby the discharge of air and water will be alternately accomplished and prevented, and a float device adapted to operate the valve, substantially as set forth.

3. A steam trap comprising a passage for thedischarge of the water of condensation, a passage for the discharge of air or vapor, a discharge valve providedwith two pas sages, one for air and one for water adapted to register alternately 'with the main air and water passages and a float device adapted to operate the valve, and meansvconnectng the ioat and the valve and adapted to move the valve at or near the end of the travel of the float, substantially as set forth.

4. A steam trap comprising a discharge valve adapted, when in one position, to discharge air or vapor, and, when in the opposite position, to discharge Water, a iloat, means connecting the float and the valve, one part of said means adapted to slide for a certain distance upon another part l I whereby the valve is given a quick throw near the end of water adapted to register alternately with the main air the travel o1' the oat substantially as described.

5. A steam trap comprising a valve casing, said valve casing being provided with a fixed main inlet passage for the discharge. of water of condensation and an independent main inlet passage for the discharge of air 0r vapor, an oscillating discharge valve provided with two passages one for thc air and one for water adapted to register alternately with the main inlet air and water passages whereby the discharge'ot' air and water will be alternately plshed and prevented and a oat device adapted to operate the valve, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW G. PAUL.

Witnesses EDWIN SEGER, Join: OVGEMPLER.

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